Meters and Parking Changes debated at City Commission
Ottawa officials weigh two way street shifts to ease downtown hazards. The commission backed parallel parking on Second to Fifth Streets, eyed Main Street switch, and noted parking meter funds cover the change. Cable contracts discussed with General Communications and Ottawa Cablevision amid union strike risk.
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Edward McGrath
Stephen V. Ralph
City Commission
Ottawa
Walnut
Hickory
Ralph
Roderick B. Cupp
Rockwood Drive
Eugene Flaherty
Main Street
Orlin Smith
North Mulberry
Commission
General Communications
Iola
Ottawa Cablevision Inc
Ites
Times May Have To List Sources Of Secret Scoop
Sidney Zion identified Daniel Ellsberg as the source for the secret Pentagon study on Vietnam. The New York Times faced a government motion to inspect documents tied to its reporting while seeking to limit discovery to materials received from the source.
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Sidney Zion
Times
Daniel Ellsberg
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Defense Department
United States
Vietnam
Floyd Abrams
Gurfein
NEW York
Pentagon
New York Times
U.S
U.S. District Court
Murray I. Gurfein
The
the Times
Guifein
Abrams
Allies Halt Enemy Push Below DMZ
AP reports up to 400 North Vietnamese troops attacked 200 South Vietnamese marines below the DMZ before dawn. The assault was repulsed with U S helicopter gunships fighter-bombers and artillery support. 63 North Vietnamese killed and nine Marines dead. Two hundred more Marines were sent to the scene near Khe Sanh as U S losses included a helicopter downed. Weekly totals show ongoing American withdrawals and higher Vietnamese casualties.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Khe Sanh
Dmz
Lobster Prices Rise Amid Cannibalism and Demand
In Boston the lobster price climbs as supply shrinks while demand grows helped by cannibalism among lobsters. Dr. Thomas Meade of URI notes live lobster shipping by air keeps prices high. Boston restaurants charge up to 9.50 dollars and Seattle menus show Maine lobster moved to an a la carte option at 8.50 dollars.
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Boston
Thomas Meade
Fisheries and Marine Technology
University of Rhode Island
Duluth
Seattle
Victor Rosellini
Nixon declares drugs public enemy No 1 and expands war
President Nixon calls drugs public enemy No 1 and pushes a four-front national offensive. He seeks 155 million in the 1972 budget to fund a new White House Office of Drug Abuse Prevention, enhanced overseas supply cuts, GI detox programs, and extended service terms for addicts in uniform. He names Dr Jerome H Jaffe to head the effort and vows rehabilitation for addicted servicemen.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Vietnam
Pentagon
White House
Jerome H. Jaffe
South Vietnam
West Germany
House
Gerald R. Ford
Coke
Ford
South
Thailand
France
Inter Narcotics
Engidauy
Office of
Jaffe
Chicago
Phi
Hei
Illinois
America
Ihe
Amendment To End War Faces House Vote Amid Senate Setbacks
Washington AP reports a Nedzi-Whalen amendment to halt war funding after 1971 faces a House vote with 150 to 170 supporters, while Senate rejection of two antiwar amendments boosts chances of extended draft debates. Leaders predict possible filibuster and political maneuvering as lawmakers weigh deadlines tied to North Vietnam prisoner releases.
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Washington
House
Senate
Mark C. Hatfield
R-Ore
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
North Vietnam
U.S
Hatfield-McGovern
Hatfield
Mike Gravel
Alaska
McGovern
Chiles
Weather county forecast with scattered storms through Friday
Widely scattered thundershowers in the afternoons and nights through Friday, then partly cloudy and warmer. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight low upper 40s to low 50s, Friday high mid 90s, precipitation 20 percent tonight and Friday. Wednesday high 87, today low 65. Continuous hourly temps ending at midnight today.
Phillip Fowler Ottawa Fire Department veteran shares duties and hobbies
Phillip Fowler a lifelong Ottawa resident and three year veteran of the Ottawa Fire Department discusses joining in June 1968 soon after high school. He describes locating fires connecting hoses to hydrants and supplying water, then assisting with equipment and oxygen masks. In his spare time he enjoys motorcycles and occasional carpentry work at his home on 603 Ash. He is not married.
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Ottawa
Phillip Fowler
Ottawa Fire Department
Fowler
Hig
Ash
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B. F. Park
Sylvester
Old Depot Museum
Great Plains
Packard Club
Wichita
Carole Smith
Memorial Auditorium
Miss Smith
Alice
U. S
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Lawton M. Chiles Jr
D-Fla
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
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